Speed of Life

The One Word Project , curated by JT Kirkland, opens at the Arts Club of Washington in the District of Columbia on August 28th. The genesis of the project was a call by Kirkland in 2004 from his blog, Thinking About Art . The Arts Club of Washington summarizes the project: " The One Word Project is a deliberate enactment of the 'conversation' between artist and viewer. Interested in seeking new ways to capture pure creative response, curator J.T. Kirkland distilled the traditional artist interview to its most basic element: a single word. After digesting the work of a self-selecting group of artists, Kirkland prompted each with a word of his choosing, to which each artist was asked to respond in approximately100–500 words. The resulting statements—which vary in length, approach, and relevance to the original word—offer a written correlative that informs and enhances the viewer's appreciation of the artist's work." JT Kirkland's site Thinking About Art an...

The complete version of Pearl Jam performing "Daughter" at Lollapalooza Eddie Vedder and the band have posted the following on their website: LOLLAPALOOZA WEBCAST: SPONSORED/CENSORED BY AT&T? 08.08.07 "After concluding our Sunday night show at Lollapalooza, fans informed us that portions of that performance were missing and may have been censored by AT&T during the "Blue Room" Live Lollapalooza Webcast. When asked about the missing performance, AT&T informed Lollapalooza that portions of the show were in fact missing from the webcast, and that their content monitor had made a mistake in cutting them. During the performance of "Daughter" the following lyrics were sung to the tune of Pink Floyd's "Another Brick in the Wall" but were cut from the webcast: - "George Bush, leave this world alone." (the second time it was sung); and - "George Bush find yourself another home." This, of course, troubles us as arti...

Aphrodite Currently at the Getty Museum, Malibu The Getty Museum in Los Angeles has crafted a deal with the Italian government to return 40 disputed antiquities to Italy. The Los Angeles Times is reporting "that most of the artifacts will be returned within the next few months." "The agreement includes one of the most prized works in dispute, a 5th century B.C. statue of the goddess Aphrodite, which will remain on display at the Getty until 2010, the ministry said. Italian authorities believe the 7-foot statue, bought by the Getty for $18 million in 1988, was looted from an ancient Greek settlement in Sicily." No agreement has been reached on the ancient Greek bronze - "Statue of a Victorious Athlete" - found off the coast of Italy in what the Getty Museum describes as international waters. The Italian government disputes these claims. The deep waters holding lost treasures of antiquity have been described as "the Blue Museum" by the writer Ph...